Odds ‘n Sods:

HikerLT, DAV, and Mark B. all forwarded this gem (by way of the Drudge Report) from The Daily Telegraph: China threatens ‘nuclear option’ of dollar sales. Mark’s comment: “This is why trade deficits are a strategic and political liability! The American people have virtually put their economic future and well being in the hands of the Chi-coms!”

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Chris S. sent us a news story link that illustrates the signs of the times: Lead stolen from church roofs to ship to China

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I have updated my Links page with a new section on Survivalist Fiction web sites. Let me know if there are any other web sites–for novels, movies, and television series–that I should add. Thanks!

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The Western Rifle Shooters Association (WRSA) has a high power rifle shooting clinic and match scheduled for August 25-26 in Douglas, Wyoming. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get high quality instruction at a very reasonable price! (A fraction of what you would pay for a two or three day course at a big “name” academy like Gunsite or Thunder Ranch.) OBTW, their first event, in Kooskia, Idaho, was from all accounts a great success.